An edition of Killing Dragons (2000)
Killing dragons
the conquest of the Alps
By Fergus Fleming
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Publish Date
2000
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press,Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated
Language
eng
Pages
400
Description:
"Here be dragons" said the old maps. In the late-18th century, a few brave men started to venture up the mountains of Switzerland to discover the secrets hidden in their snowy peaks. Then the British arrived and "mountaineering" was born. This is a history of the conquest of the Alps.
subjects: Description and travel, Mountaineering, Mountaineers, Biography, History, Switzerland, history, Alps, description and travel, New York Times reviewed, Travel
Places: Alps
Times: 19th century